If America Spends More Than Most Countries Per Student, Then Why Are Its Schools So Bad?

Note: The original figures were
miscalculated and now accurately reflect the spending per pupil
from selected countries.

Comparatively speaking, the United States does not starve its
education system of revenue. The U.S. is one of the leaders in
spending on Education, and yet it's schools are rated "average"
by international bodies.

The three-yearly OECD Programme for International Student
Assessment (PISA) report, which compares the knowledge and skills
of 15-year-olds in 70 countries around the world, ranked the
United States 14th out of 34 OECD countries for reading skills,
17th for science and a below-average 25th for mathematics.